Hunting the American West Receives 2009 Spur Award
2009 Spur Awards Honor Best Westerns
B&C Donates Historic Collection to UM
The Boone and Crockett Club has donated its historic files, letters and photographs to the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana.
UM archivist Donna McCrea said the University library has sought the prestigious collection since the Boone and Crockett Club moved its headquarters from Virginia to Missoula in 1993.
Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar affirmed, March 6, 2009, the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and the northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho and Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. Wolves will remain a protected species in Wyoming.
New World's Record Elk Provides Educational Moment
The Boone and Crockett Club’s recent announcement of a new World’s Record elk has generated unprecedented news coverage as well as public craving for details about the giant bull.
Taken in 2008 by a hunter on public land in Utah, it is the only elk on record with a gross antler score approaching the 500-inch mark, at 499-3/8. Official data dates back to 1830.
Free Online Game, The Hunter, Promotes Ethics, Realism
A free, new, online game titled “The Hunter” artfully combines realistic hunting action with the community and functionality of a social networking site. The game, located at www.theHunter.com, is being continually developed by Emote Games with charter partnership from the Boone and Crockett Club.
Do You Know a Scout Troop Who is Looking for High Adventure This Summer?
Montana High Adventure Base - MOHAB is the destination!
The Boone and Crockett Club's MOHAB (Montana High Adventure Base) provides an experience for older scouts (13 years plus) like none other in Scouting. The program is built with a Boy Scouts of America participant who has had backpacking experience in mind.